Free Majid Tavakkoli

Majid Tavakkoli is a member of the Islamic Students' Association at Amir Kabir University in Tehran, where he studied ship-building. He was arrested outside Amir Kabir University, on 7 December 2009 after making a speech at one of the nationwide student demonstrations that day. The demonstration was part of anti-government protests that followed the disputed presidential election of June 2009.

His lawyer was not permitted to attend his trial, which took place in January 2010. Majid Tavakkoli was subsequently sentenced to eight and a half years in jail for insulting officials, spreading propaganda against the state and gathering and colluding with intent to harm state security. He is a prisoner of consciencee

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